SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Dec 18: Principal District and Sessions Judge, Virendra Kumar Tiwari, launched a 90-day ‘Legal Literacy and Awareness Campaign’ for the people of Dhanbad today.
The initiative, directed by the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JSLSA), aims to spread legal awareness across the district.
Prabhat Pheri marks start of campaign
The campaign kicked off with a Prabhat Pheri in the morning, led by Judge Tiwari, in which District and Sessions Judge Rajnikant Pathak, Principal Judge of the Family Court T. Hassan, and other senior judicial authorities participated.
The procession started from the Dhanbad Court, passed through City Centre, and returned to the court.
The group paid homage to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and also staged a Nukkad Natak to raise awareness about legal issues.
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Judicial officers to visit district areas for awareness
Judge Virendra Kumar Tiwari emphasized that the 90-day campaign would involve judicial officers visiting different areas of the district to inform people about available legal services.
“The team members will inform people about NLSA helpline numbers 15100 and 181 so that they can get help against witchcraft and other problems,” he said.
Judge Tiwari added that various activities, including debates, essay writing, and painting competitions, would be held in schools and colleges.
Programs addressing child labor and legal awareness will also be conducted.
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Durgesh Chandra, Prabhakar Singh, Kumar Saket, Kuldeep, Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Aarti Mala, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Abhijit Pandey, First-Class Judicial Magistrate Wrishi Kumar, Civil Judge Rakesh Roshan, Hemant Singh, LADCM Chief Kumar Vimlendu, Deputy Chief Ajay Kumar Bhatt, Assistant Counsel Niraj Goel, Shailendra Jha, Suman Pathak, and several other judicial officers also participated in the Prabhat Pheri.
